The toolbar down the right-hand side of the map, one key at a time: what each does, and the one thing worth trying with it today.

The toolbar down the right of the map, numbered to match this guide.

Figure 1. The toolbar down the right of the map, numbered to match this guide.

In this guide

  1. The toolbar at a glance
  2. Layers — turn on what you need
  3. The aerial photo
  4. Select and read — the Information tool
  5. Survey plan images
  6. Label control — how far out labels show
  7. Filter marks and vectors
  8. Tools — street view, exports, company data
  9. Quick measure
  10. Find yourself — on a phone or tablet
  11. Search the other ways

Day 1 found a property by its address. Today is everything else you can see and do on the map. Each section is a minute’s read and one thing to try; the full guides are linked from each.

1  The toolbar at a glance

The toolbar, top to bottom.

Figure 2. The toolbar, top to bottom.
  Key What it does
1 Layer Control What the map shows.
2 Aerial photo Swaps the basemap between the plain map and the photo.
3 Select Click things on the map to read their details. On from the start.
4 Plan search Find and download survey plan images.
5 Label control How far out labels, marks and vectors show.
6 Filters Thin out marks and vectors.
7 Tools Street view, exports, company data.
8 Quick measure Distances, areas and bearings.
9 Mark up Colour parcels and build a legend. Day 3.
10 Print Put the map on a sheet. Day 3.
11 Zoom to location Where you are, on a phone or tablet.
Good to know  Settings are not on the toolbar: they are the cog at the foot of the map. See Make GRIP yours.

2  Layers

Layer Control decides what the map shows. Click a group to switch it on; its options appear underneath. Parcels are on from the start.

Layer Control.

Figure 3. Layer Control.

Try it: label every property on the map.

  1. Click Layer Control . Parcels is on, with its options listed under it.
  2. Click Appellation (1): each property is labelled with its legal description.
  3. Click Address (2): and with its street address.
  4. Click either again to take its labels off.

Appellation (1) and Address (2), under Parcels. An option that is on turns green.

Figure 4. Appellation (1) and Address (2), under Parcels. An option that is on turns green.

Full guide: Map Data & Layers.

3  The aerial photo

The globe swaps the basemap between the plain map and the aerial photo. Boundaries draw over either.

Boundaries over the aerial photo.

Figure 5. Boundaries over the aerial photo.

4  Select and read

The i is lit from the start: click anything on the map and its details open on the right. The five buttons at the top of the panel choose what can be selected, which helps when a parcel keeps getting in the way of the mark you want.

The buttons that choose what a click can select.

Figure 6. The buttons that choose what a click can select.

Try it: from a parcel to its title and back.

  1. Click a parcel on the map (1). It is outlined in yellow, and Parcel Information opens.
  2. Click its title number (2). Title Information opens in its place.
  3. Click Back (3) to return to the parcel.

A parcel clicked (1), and its title number (2) in Parcel Information.

Figure 7. A parcel clicked (1), and its title number (2) in Parcel Information.

Back (3), at the top of Title Information.

Figure 8. Back (3), at the top of Title Information.

Full guide: Map - Information Tool.

5  Survey plan images

Plan search finds a survey plan by its number, and the plan and title plan images GRIP holds for it.

  1. Click Plan search . Search Plan Images opens on the right.
  2. Type the plan number in the box (1) — DP 123456, or just 123456.
  3. Choose the plan’s land district in the list beside it (2). GRIP remembers it for next time.
  4. Press Enter, or click the magnifying glass (3).
  5. One plan found opens straight away in Survey Plan Information. If several share the number, they are listed under Search Results: click the one you want.
  6. Under the plan’s details is its list of images (4). Click View beside one to download it.

Search Plan Images: the plan number (1), its land district (2), and search (3).

Figure 9. Search Plan Images: the plan number (1), its land district (2), and search (3).

The plan found, with its images (4): each View downloads one. The last row opens the plan in Landonline.

Figure 10. The plan found, with its images (4): each View downloads one. The last row opens the plan in Landonline.
Good to know  GRIP holds free images for most plans lodged before 2002. For a later plan, the Landonline row buys the current image. The land district Plan search starts on can also be set in Make GRIP yours.

6  Label control

The aa key is the label control. It does not change the size of anything: it sets how far out you can zoom before the labels on the map — appellations, titles, owners, addresses and plan numbers — are hidden, along with survey marks and vectors. Click it to step through its three settings; the key shows the one it is on.

Setting Labels, marks and vectors
aa Shown when zoomed in closer than about 1:2,300; hidden further out.
aA Shown when zoomed in closer than about 1:8,900; hidden further out.
AA Shown when zoomed in closer than about 1:17,000; hidden further out.

GRIP opens on aa each time, which keeps a zoomed-out map clear. Step up to see labels over a whole block or suburb, and back down when they crowd. Your company data points get more room at each setting: about 1:8,600, 1:34,000, 1:68,000.

Good to know  The scales are for the middle of the country. The map stretches toward the south, so in Southland each setting reaches a little further out, and in Northland a little less.

7  Filter marks and vectors

Filters thins survey marks by order and vertical datum, and vectors by length. For anyone not working with survey marks, this key can be ignored. Full guide: Map - Filtering & Display Options.

8  Tools

The spanner opens a panel of tabs.

The Tools panel.

Figure 11. The Tools panel.
  • Company Data — add and edit your firm’s own points. See the Company Data guides.
  • Streetview — click Click to View, then click the map: Google Street View opens at that spot in a new tab.
  • KML, DXF, CSV — take data out of GRIP. Day 3, and Map - Export.

9  Quick measure

The ruler measures on the map: click along a line for a distance and bearings, or close a shape for an area. While it is on, the ruler stays lit and a toolbar runs along the foot of the map. Click the ruler again when you are done: that ends measuring and puts the toolbar away.

Quick measure is on: its toolbar along the foot of the map.

Figure 12. Quick measure is on: its toolbar along the foot of the map.

Full guide: Map - Quick Measure.

10  Find yourself

Zoom to location moves the map to where your device says you are, and shows how precisely it knows. It is for a phone or tablet on site; the browser will ask permission the first time.

11  Search the other ways

Day 1 searched an address. The list beside the search box has twelve more: legal description, title, owner, road, place, survey plan, mark, node and parcel ids, facilities, and your own company data.

Change the search type, and the example in the box changes with it.

Figure 13. Change the search type, and the example in the box changes with it.

Full guide: Finding & Searching.

Aerial imagery from LINZ Basemaps, sourced from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and licensed for reuse under CC BY 4.0. LINZ copyright

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